Daily non-political popular news in brief.
Cedars-Sinai researchers on multicenter team linking gene mutation to Crohn's disease
10-26-2006 · EurekAlert!The North American IBD Genetics Consortium has linked a gene mutation to the development of Crohn's disease, a chronic, relapsing inflammatory disorder of the gastrointestinal tract that affects 100 to 150 of every 100,000 people of European ancestry. The consortium is composed of IBD genetics research groups from seven centers in North America, including Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, and this effort was led by teams at Yale University and the University of Pittsburgh.
Read more »
Keywords: cedars-sinai, researchers, multicenter, team, linking, gene, mutation, crohn, disease, cedars, sinai, researcher
« Previous | Next »
Similar news on "Cedars-Sinai researchers on multicenter team linking gene mutation to Crohn's disease":
- Researchers find gene linked to Crohn's disease
10-26-2006 · EurekAlert!
An international team of researchers has identified another gene mutation linked to the inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. The team, including Johns Hopkins gastroenterologists and geneticists, says the novel mutation is in the interleukin-23 (IL-23) gene receptor present in healthy people without Crohn's disease but rare in those with the disease.
Similar news · Read more »
- Researchers discover new gene responsible for brittle bone disease
10-19-2006 · EurekAlert!
A team of researchers has identified a new genetic mutation responsible for osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), a condition that makes bones much more likely to break, according to a study published today in the journal Cell. Victims may experience just a few fractures in a lifetime or several hundred beginning before birth. The number of Americans affected is unknown, but estimates range from 20,000 to 50,000.
Similar news · Read more »
- Linking 2 molecular pieces of the Alzheimer's puzzle
10-03-2007 · EurekAlert!
Researchers have uncovered a biological link between the protein whose mutation causes early-onset Alzheimer's disease and a gene variant linked to late-onset AD. The researchers said their finding could lead to new approaches to treating AD.
Similar news · Read more »
- New gene found for Crohn's disease
10-26-2006 · EurekAlert!
A new gene associated with Crohn's disease has been identified by a team of researchers. Interestingly, one of the mutations in the gene, which codes for a receptor in a major inflammatory pathway, appears to confer significant protection against the disease. The finding, the researchers report, points to a crucial target for drugs that might better manage both Crohn's and ulcerative colitis, which affect more than one million Americans.
Similar news · Read more »
- Scientists find major susceptibility gene for Crohn's disease
10-26-2006 · EurekAlert!
Researchers report the discovery of a new genetic link to Crohn's disease. Mutations of a gene, which codes for a receptor in a major inflammatory pathway, are strongly associated with Crohn's, they found. Surprisingly, one type of mutation appears to confer significant protection, prioritizing a crucial target for drugs that might better manage Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. More than 1 million Americans have Crohn's or colitis, known collectively as inflammatory bowel disease.
Similar news · Read more »
- Huntington's disease study shows animal models on target
07-31-2007 · EurekAlert!
An international team of researchers has published a benchmark study showing that gene expression in several animal models of Huntington's disease closely resembles that of human HD patients.
Similar news · Read more »
- Genetic 'roadblock' hoped to inspire future type 2 diabetes research
10-02-2007 · EurekAlert!
A team of Mount Sinai Hospital researchers has found that a 'genetic roadblock' identified in a recent study could pave the way toward novel treatments for type 2 diabetes. In the study, researchers from the Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute of Mount Sinai Hospital found the first genetic evidence that the elimination of the gene for glycogen synthase kinase-3 in mice sensitizes the animals to insulin.
Similar news · Read more »
- Gene Transfer Using Mutant Form Of Good Cholesterol Cuts Vascular Plaque And Inflammation
09-30-2006 · ScienceDaily
Transfer of a gene that produces a mutant form of good cholesterol provides significantly better anti-plaque and anti-inflammation benefits than therapy using the "normal" HDL gene, according to a mouse study conducted by cardiology researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and reported in the Oct. 3 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
Similar news · Read more »
- Study shows that targeted antibiotics lead to prolonged improvement in IBS symptoms
10-16-2006 · EurekAlert!
Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center have found that a nonabsorbable antibiotic -- one that stays in the gut -- can be an effective long-term treatment for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a disease affecting more than 20 percent of Americans.
Similar news · Read more »
- Gene identified for Crohn's disease in children
07-18-2007 · EurekAlert!
Pediatrics researchers have identified a gene variant that raises a child’s risk of Crohn's disease, a chronic and painful condition attributed to inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. Because multiple genes interact with each other and with environmental factors in Crohn's disease, sorting out the roles of specific genes may better enable doctors to classify a patient's genetic profile and guide individualized treatment.
Similar news · Read more »
